Grants
School & District Management
Many 69´«Ă˝ Have Lead in Their Drinking Water. What the Feds Are Doing
A new federal rule cracks down on lead pipes in public water systems. But that focus is unlikely to have a limited effect in schools.
Education Funding
Explainer
How One Grant Can Help 69´«Ă˝ Recover From Shootings
69´«Ă˝ can leverage a little-known emergency grant to recover from violence or a natural disaster. Here’s how.
Artificial Intelligence
Google Spends $25M on AI Training for Teachers
Google's philanthropy is investing money to support five nonprofits in helping them provide AI training for teachers and students.
Budget & Finance
Why Some Districts Rejected Cash to Buy Electric Buses—And Others Want More
A handful of federal programs have been key to accelerating the adoption of electric school buses.
IT Infrastructure & Management
FCC Pilot Program to Help 69´«Ă˝ Fight 'Real and Growing' Cyberattacks
School districts and libraries can soon seek new federal grants to protect against the cyberattacks.
English Learners
Explainer
Title III Funding for English Learners, Explained
As the nation’s English-learner population continues to grow , researchers look to the Title III for how to best support these students.
Special Education
These Grants Could Help 69´«Ă˝ With Disabilities Access Jobs, Training
The Ed. Dept. is investing $236 million to help with transitions to careers and post-secondary education.
Federal
Electric School Buses Get a Boost From New State and Federal Policies
New federal standards for emissions could accelerate the push to produce buses that run on clean energy.
Education Funding
Biden's Budget Proposes Smaller Bump to Education Spending
The president requested increases to Title I and IDEA, and funding to expand preschool access in his 2025 budget proposal.
School & District Management
Q&A
How Teachers' Ideas Drive This Leader's Work on Districtwide Initiatives
Ana Pasarella, the director of family and community engagement for the Alvin ISD, shares her advice for running districtwide programs.
English Learners
$890 Million in English-Learner Aid Is Under New Management. Why Researchers Are Hopeful
The office of English language acquisition will once again manage Title III formula grant funds.
Student Well-Being
A High School LGBTQ+ Student Group Won a Grant. Then the School Board Vetoed It
Advocates said the board's vote was a setback for "student voice" efforts—as well as for LGBQT+ students.
Education Funding
Here's How the Feds Are Spending $277M for Academic Recovery
A new round of grants from the Education Department aims to spur innovation in academic recovery, with initiatives in math, reading, and AI.
69´«Ă˝ & Literacy
'Science of 69´«Ă˝' Reforms Show Student Gains in California, Study Finds
The research provides some of the first evidence that efforts to bring reading teaching in line with research have raised achievement.